I met a girl in India.  She came to Canada to live with me but we
never got legally married in either India or Canada.  We broke up
after a few months and I never saw her again.

A week ago I got served with divorce papers.  It appears she lied to
immigration saying that she had gotten married to me in India.  She
did this in order to stay in Canada.

So now she is on record with immigration Canada as being married and
for whatever reason she wants to get that status changed.  So she
actually was gutzy enough to try and file an uncontested divorce.  I
think she thought I would never know but of course those guys who
serve court papers are very good at finding people.

Anyways, I need to talk to someone in Immigration about this to find
out what the hell is going on.  I talked to 3 lawyers the first was
totally perplexed and couldn't help me.  The second was totally
perplexed but said for $2000.00 he would look into it.  The third guy
suggested I try and get a hold of immigration Canada.

I have tried and tried to get a real voice on the phone but all I get
is recorded messages from every immigration office I call.

I need to talk to real person in immigration Canada about this matter
and I'm running out of time.

Kevin Williams

Kevin....

I work in fraud investigations but not with Immigration Canada.

I'm a bit perplexed. How could she file for a divorce without showing
proof of marriage? Its my understanding that, at the time of filling
out the paper work for a divorce, verification of the marriage must be
submitted.

As well, I can't see Immigration Canada  documenting her status as
"married" without concrete verification.

I don't know how to contact a "live" person there, but if you do, have
them check for marriage records with the Registrar General's Office in
Thunder Bay. Something isn't right here.

Steph53

I know something is definitely funny.  If you?ve ever been to India
you know anything can be bought for a price.  I?m suspecting that she
had some phoney marriage certificate fabricated in India and sent to
her here is Canada.  But I won?t know for sure until I can get a hold
of someone in Immigration.

I found this number 1-888-242-2100  on the immigration Canada website
they should be able to help.

I've tried that number already.  All you get is their automated
telephone system.  You do have the option if you have a rotary phone
to stay on the line but guess what???  When it tries to forward your
call the line is always busy.  And when I say always I mean I've been
calling that number for 3 days about every half hour during business
hours and not once have I been able to talk to a real live person.

Hi again....

On the uncontested "divorce" papers, is there a name of a lawyer or a paralegal??
If not, the name of the court where the papers were filed should at
least be there. Go in person to that courthouse and find out what
evidence she used to show the two of you were married.

In the meantime, I will check for a legit number to immigration that
allows the public to access. I have one but its a private contact that
I cannot divulge to the general public.

Steph53

Why not just; 1)  write a letter to immigration Canada explaining the
situation and; respond to the divorce action by submitting a notarized
statement that you were never married to the person bringing the
action and explaining the circumstances.

Quite.

As daniel2d pointed out, you need to start a paper trail.

Write a letter
Enclose photocopies of all correspondence
A notarized affadavit is a good idea
- preferrably send them a small bound file with a brief covering letter

KEEP COPIES OF EVERYTHING

And send by some form of registered/recorded delivery.

Add some form of receipt - include an SAE

If possible communicate /only/ on paper
- people can deny a 'phone call took place

Synopsis.
- create a folder of documents and send it to C.I.

You want to get your stuff into their scanning system
- and to get back acknowlegement(s) that it has been received.

One more thing, if you lied to get her into the country, then admit it now.

Steph, quick question...  How much (Seattle, WA) prison time can a
person reasonably expect for embezzling $30-40K from their employer in
1 year?  Any idea of a ball park?  A customer at the bar has been
verrrry bad.  Just curious.

Here's a lawyer's website.I have dealt with him before and he will try
and answer your question for free.
http://legalcounsel.ca/
You could also try contacting your MP or RCMP.Good luck.

Hi Cynthia...

I can't give you even a ballpark figure as I live and work in Ontario,
Canada and the U.S. laws differ so greatly from Canadian ones. Canada
is much more "lenient" with incarcerations, sentencing, etc. ( much to
my dismay )Sorry......wish I could help more :(

Steph 53

(91-11) 5178-2050

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Tuesday: 08:30 - 17:30
Wednesday: 08:30 - 17:30
Thursday: 08:30 - 17:30
Friday: 08:30 - 13:00

Canadian High Commission
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P.O. Box 5209
New Delhi
110021, India

Kevin,
I am from India.  It could be possible that she may have made fraud
marriage papers in India.  In India, it is very easy to get fraud
documents ranging from your birth certificate to your death
certificate.  So, it may be that she is showing that both of you got
married in India, and now is filing for divorce.